Another attendance record smashed at Rhos despite Arctic conditions...plu other parkrun results.
*Will Evans (*above) made a successful debut at the Rhos parkrun
Another attendance record smashed at Rhos despite Arctic conditions...plus other parkrun results.
Report by Don Hale. Photos by Michael Finnie and others.
The Llandrillo y Rhos parkrun set another amazing attendance record of 629 last Saturday despite a strong and bitter-cold Arctic headwind and a rather sandy 5k course.
This popular new event attracted hundreds of visitors at the end of the festive holidays, and it was also boosted by numerous runners travelling along the coast due to several early parkrun postponements, due to freezing conditions elsewhere with plenty of ice and snow, and Rhos also recorded an exceptional minus 8 degree wind chill via Strava!
Visitor Jacob Hiom (Cuth’s RC) made a successful course debut at Rhos, finishing in only 17 minutes and 21 seconds, yet incredibly, he shared the exact same finishing time as Simon Cole (GOG Triathlon), whilst at the time of writing, the third man’s name remained unknown.
Simon’s club colleague Emily Hanlon was the first female finisher yet again (4th overall) with a determined effort in 17.56, with Gemma Moore (Eryri Harriers) second in 19.03, and visitor Beatrice Cordingley (Sale Harriers) third on her debut in 20.23.
*Pictured above left - Emily Hanlon, with Gemma Moore and Tony Parvin.
*NWRRC entered twelve members with course debutant Will Evans leading the team home in 17th place in 19.30, and he also won his VM45 age cat; with Stuart Culverhouse 29th in 20.33, and Stuart’s son Joe Culverhouse ran well again in 42nd place in 20.59, and he was second in his JM15-17 cat.
Other club results included: Sion Thomas 74th in 22.28; James Jones 108th in 23.48; Molly Evans182nd in 25.39; Master vet Barrie Wells 244th in 27.21, and he won his VM70 age cat; and fellow masters Rob Fryer was 269th in 27.54; with Don Hale 305th in 28.52; Helen Hannam was 319th with a new PB in 29.26. Ceri Jones finished 370th on her course debut in 31.00, and super-vet Mike Hayton was 394th, and he won his VM75 age cat in 31.41.
*GOG Triathlon had 19 members involved with Simon Cole and Emily Hanlon taking some of the top male and female placings overall, other results included: Steve Owen 35th in 20.48, and Vicky Cole 51st in 21.52.
*Some additional results from local runners at Rhos were: Iain Burgess 9th in 18.45; Josh Mottram 30th in 20.38, and he was second in his SM18 age cat; Tristan Owen 129th in 24.31; Tony Parvin 141st in 24.52; Daniel Huws 193rd in 25.59; Andrew Roberts 197th in 26.03; Mike Pemberton 230th in 27.00; whilst JW15-17 athlete Rosie Parsley ran together with her mother Claire Parsley; and Rosie finished well in 289th place in 28.22, and Claire was just one place and two seconds behind.
*This is a link to the provisional results from the Llandrillo yn Rhos parkrun from 3/1/25.
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/ypromenadllandrilloynrhos/results/latestresults/
*Conwy: Phillip Palmer was the first man home at the Conwy parkrun on Saturday with a new PB of 18.37, and visitor Luke Harvey-Nguyens took the second spot on his debut in 19.10, with Samuel Drinkwater (Vegan Runners) third with a new PB in 19.24.
*Samuel’s wife Anna Drinkwater (Eryri Harriers) finished in 5th place overall, and she was the first female following a good run in 20.31, whilst Ellen Jones was just one place and six-seconds adrift of Anna, and Begw Williams finished third on her debut in 24.02.
*Anna Drinkwater (*above left), with Steve Gardner and Liz Evans.
*NWRRC had two members involved, with Paul Aubert 11th in 21.46, and he won his VM45 age cat, and club colleague Steve Gardner also won his VM60 age cat after finishing 20th in 23.59.
*Gog Triathlon entered three athletes with Lizzie Irvine 32nd in 25.42, and she won her VW40 age cat, with amazing super-vet Liz Evans 35th in 26.05, and she also won her VW75 cat, whilst Heidi Goldsack was 75th in 32.49.
*Some other notable results at Conwy included: Peter Johnson 33rd in 25.53; Elwyn Evans (Porth Eirias Runners) was 38th, and second M35 with a new PB in 26.34; with John Stallard 56th in 30.09; and Anthony Howe (Abergele Harriers) finished in 77th place in 32.59. *There were 106 finishers at Conwy.
*Newborough: Visitor Harry Brierley was the first finisher at the Newborough Forest parkrun on Saturday in 18,49, with Matthew Downes (Ashbourne RC) second with a new PB in 19.05, and Matt Parkes took the third place in 19.30.
*The first female was Efa Baines (Eryri Harriers) in 5th place overall with a new PB in 19.57, with Alice Styles (Manchester Harriers) the runner-up in 20.43, and Charlotte Jones finished third with a new PB in 22.46.
*Cybi Striders entered three members at Newborough with Richie Williams 16th in 22.22, and Arwel Evans was 19th in 22.37, with Ian Milligan 71st in 28.25. *There were 167 finishers at Newborough.
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